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Edward Penington

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Edward Penington

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Sep 1796 (aged 66)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
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Born on Sunday, Died on Friday
Aged 66 years, 9 months, 26 days.

1796, 1 October
One of my husband's fellow prisoners, when in Winchester, Va, Edward Penington, departed this life sometime last night.

~ Genealogical Gleanings from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, 1759 to 1807, Page 615 in Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated in 1983.

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Edward Penington was born 10mo/Dec 4, 1729 at Philadelphia to parents Isaac & Ann (Biles) Penington.

Edward Penington married Sarah Shoemaker, dau of Benjamin & Sarah (Coates) Shoemaker, on 11mo/Nov 6, 1754 at Philadelphia Mtg. Their marriage certificate is extant and contains an informative list of witnesses.

Edward Penington, merchant of Philadelphia, left a Will, signed 1 Feb 1794, proved 4 Oct 1796, PA Will Bk X, pg 495 et seq.

He named his wife Sarah, his surviving children Isaac, Edward, Mary, Ann Smock; Brother Isaac Penington; Gr-dau Sarah Smock; Sisters: Mary Smith, Sarah Bessonet; sister Sarah's children Ann White, John Bessonet, Sarah Dickinson & legacy to Three Monthly Meetings of Women at Philadelphia. His Will is extant.

[Thanks to Claudia Davenport-Sullivan for the above information!]
Born on Sunday, Died on Friday
Aged 66 years, 9 months, 26 days.

1796, 1 October
One of my husband's fellow prisoners, when in Winchester, Va, Edward Penington, departed this life sometime last night.

~ Genealogical Gleanings from the Journal of Elizabeth Drinker, 1759 to 1807, Page 615 in Pennsylvania Vital Records, Vol. I, by the Genealogical Publishing Company, Incorporated in 1983.

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Edward Penington was born 10mo/Dec 4, 1729 at Philadelphia to parents Isaac & Ann (Biles) Penington.

Edward Penington married Sarah Shoemaker, dau of Benjamin & Sarah (Coates) Shoemaker, on 11mo/Nov 6, 1754 at Philadelphia Mtg. Their marriage certificate is extant and contains an informative list of witnesses.

Edward Penington, merchant of Philadelphia, left a Will, signed 1 Feb 1794, proved 4 Oct 1796, PA Will Bk X, pg 495 et seq.

He named his wife Sarah, his surviving children Isaac, Edward, Mary, Ann Smock; Brother Isaac Penington; Gr-dau Sarah Smock; Sisters: Mary Smith, Sarah Bessonet; sister Sarah's children Ann White, John Bessonet, Sarah Dickinson & legacy to Three Monthly Meetings of Women at Philadelphia. His Will is extant.

[Thanks to Claudia Davenport-Sullivan for the above information!]

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